CAIRO (Reuters) – Suspected militants killed six Egyptian soldiers near the Suez Canal and fired rocket-propelled grenades at a state satellite station in Cairo on Monday, suggesting an Islamist insurgency was gathering pace three months after an army takeover... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton urged Egypt’s army-backed government and Muslim Brotherhood on Thursday to take part in an inclusive political process – but neither side seemed prepared to heed the call. Egyptian authorit... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton will encourage Egypt’s army-backed government and the Muslim Brotherhood to pursue reconciliation during talks this week, a European diplomatic source said. Egypt has been gripped by politi... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces clashed with gunmen on the outskirts of Cairo on Thursday as the army-backed government moved to reassert control over an Islamist-dominated area where political violence broke out last month. A police general was kil... More »
GAZA (Reuters) – Egypt partially reopened its border crossing with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, a week after it was closed in response to a deadly attack on an Egyptian military headquarters near the frontier. Witnesses said two buses took 100 passengers into ... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian judicial panel supported a legal challenge to the status of the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday, compounding a drive to crush the movement behind the elected president deposed by the army in July. While short of a formal ban on the B... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian judicial panel advised a court to dissolve the Muslim Brotherhood as a legally registered non-governmental organization on Monday, posing a legal challenge to the group as the army-backed government presses a crackdown. The case b... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt should not ban the Muslim Brotherhood or exclude it from the political process after the army’s overthrow of Mohamed Mursi, the interim prime minister said on Tuesday, in a softening of state rhetoric against the Islamist group. The app... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak could be freed from jail after a court reviews his case on Wednesday, potentially stirring further unrest in a country where army-backed authorities are hunting down his Muslim Brotherhood enemies. The ... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shadowed by turmoil in Egypt and domestic controversies, President Barack Obama will seek to regain political momentum on a bus tour during which he will push his plans for stoking the U.S. economy and taming the high cost of college tui... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments will debate on Wednesday how to use their economic muscle to force Egypt’s army-backed rulers to end a crackdown on deposed President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood. There may be little they can do to inflict... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday adopted a harder line toward Egypt’s military-backed government, stressing that its bloody crackdown on protesters could influence U.S. aid to Cairo but denying reports that it has suspended the assistance. T... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, fighting for its political survival, has accused security forces of killing dozens of detained Islamists, upping the pressure in a crisis that has rocked the Arab world’s most populous state. At least 850 people ha... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments will this week question how to best use their economic ties with Egypt to pressure Cairo’s army-backed rulers into finding a peaceful compromise with supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. At sta... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A growing bipartisan chorus of U.S. lawmakers said on Sunday that the United States should suspend its $1.5 billion in military and economic aid to Egypt following a violent crackdown on protesters that has left nearly 800 dead. Senator ... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will review its relationship with Egypt in the coming days, the 28-member bloc said on Sunday. In a statement, the President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and the President of the European Commission Jose Man... More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union asked its members on Friday to consider “appropriate measures” it could take in reaction to violence in Egypt, while European leaders stressed the importance of a united response. Around 50 people were killed in Cairo alon... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Friday she had asked EU governments to discuss “appropriate measures” that the bloc could take in reaction to the violence in Egypt. “I have been in constant touch with European ... More »
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after speaking with French President Francois Hollande by phone on Friday that Germany would review its ties with Egypt, and both she and Hollande felt the European Union should do the same. A statement r... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deeply polarized Egypt braced for renewed confrontation on Friday after the Muslim Brotherhood called for a nationwide march of millions to show anger at a ferocious security crackdown on Islamists in which hundreds were killed. Defying criti... More »
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Friday the escalating tension in Egypt risked playing into the hands of radical groups and urged all sides to do their utmost to defuse the tension. Defying criticism from major Western allies, Egypt’s army-b... More »
CHILMARK/VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) – President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that the United States is cancelling joint military exercises with Egypt next month, saying normal U.S. cooperation cannot continue in light of the armed forces’ bl... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – By canceling a military exercise with Egypt but not cutting off U.S. aid, President Barack Obama sought on Thursday to show his displeasure at the Egyptian army’s violent crackdown on protesters – without totally alienating the generals.... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said U.S. President Barack Obama’s remarks condemning a violent crackdown on Islamist protesters, were not based on “facts” and will strengthen and encourage violent groups, the presidency said in a statement on Friday. It said Egypt wa... More »
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The European Union should review aid programs to Egypt and the International Monetary Fund should hold off from supporting Cairo after a crackdown on supporters of the ousted Islamist president, Sweden’s foreign minister said on Thursday.... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it would bring down the “military coup” but stressed it remained committed to a peaceful struggle, despite the heavy loss of life when government forces broke up its protest camps. The crackdown on ... More »
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan called on Thursday for the U.N. Security Council to convene quickly and act after what he described as a massacre in Egypt. “Those who remain silent in the face of this massacre are as guilty as those wh... More »
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has expressed support for the Egyptian government’s crackdown on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi when authorities forcibly broke up protest camps, killing hundreds of people. Egyptian security forces, wit... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said on Thursday it would bring down the “military coup” and remained committed to peaceful activism after around 300 people were killed in violence triggered by the government’s decision to break up Islamist protes... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering calling off a major military exercise with the Egypt after Egyptian security forces killed scores of protesters on Wednesday, U.S. officials said. The bloodshed appears to have forced U.S. President Barac... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton strongly condemned violence in Egypt that claimed scores of lives on Wednesday and urged the interim government to end a state of emergency as soon as possible. “I strongly condemn the v... More »
EDGARTOWN, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The White House condemned a violent crackdown on protesters in Egypt on Wednesday and strongly opposed the declaration of a state of emergency made by Egypt’s military leaders. But White House spokesman Josh Earnest gave no... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday that reports that protesters had been killed in a security force crackdown were “extremely worrying” and called for restraint from Egyptian authorities. Egyptian security forces killed at least 30 peopl... More »
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel shot down a rocket aimed at its southern resort city of Eilat early on Tuesday, blowing it up in mid air near the border with Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, a military official said. Islamist militants operating in the lawless desert pen... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police are expected to start taking action early on Monday against supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi who are gathered in crowded protest camps in Cairo, security and government sources said, a move which could trigger more... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamist supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi began marching to demand his restoration on Thursday after the military-led authorities that removed him held off from carrying out a threat to clear protest sit-ins by force. Int... More »
DOHA (Reuters) – Egypt must release jailed Muslim Brotherhood leaders to help resolve a political crisis following the overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, Qatar’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. Khaled al-Attiya, who has been trying to mediate a... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Unrest in Egypt could turn into “all-out bloodshed” in coming days if efforts to find a political solution fail, U.S. Senator John McCain warned on Tuesday during a visit to Cairo. “Oh my God, I didn’t know it was this bad. These folks a... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – International envoys visited a high-ranking member of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood in jail on Monday, the state news agency reported, to press a bid to defuse the crisis ignited by President Mohamed Mursi’s downfall. The envoys met deputy Broth... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. envoy to Syria Robert Ford is being considered as Washington’s next ambassador to Cairo, sources familiar with internal discussions said on Sunday as U.S. and European mediators sought a peaceful resolution to Egypt’s crisis.... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt faced the prospect of fresh bloodshed on Thursday after the country’s army-backed rulers signaled they would move soon to disperse thousands of supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi. With no sign of a negotiated end to ... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – The European Union will continue its efforts to mediate an end to the crisis in Egypt, foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday at the end of a visit to Cairo. Speaking alongside interim Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, Ashton s... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s rulers have allowed an EU envoy to meet Mohamed Mursi, the first time an outsider is known to have had access to the deposed president since the military overthrew him and jailed him a month ago. European Union foreign policy chief Ca... More »
DUBAI (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi late on Monday and held two hours of “in depth” discussions, Ashton’s spokesperson said. Spokesperson Maja Kocijancic said on her Twitter account... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican senators pushed for more transparency on aid to Egypt, if not an outright end to the $1.3 billion per year in military assistance, as U.S. officials struggled on Monday with how to respond to the crisis in Cairo. Senator Rand ... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Monday condemned violence in Egypt that led to the killing of scores of demonstrators at the weekend but said it had taken no steps to suspend U.S. military assistance to the Arab world’s most populous nation. “The Uni... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – The European Union’s foreign policy chief was scheduled to hold crisis talks in Cairo on Monday after the weekend killing of at least 72 supporters of Egypt’s deposed Islamist president plunged the pivotal Arab country deeper into turmoil. Un... More »
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, an outspoken supporter of Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi, lashed out at the European Union and others for failing to condemn strongly enough the killing of dozens in Cairo earlier on Saturday.... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton “deeply deplores” deaths during demonstrations in Egypt and urges all sides to halt violence, the EU said on Saturday. “(Ashton) is following with concern the latest developments in Egyp... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – A deeply polarized Egypt braced for bloodshed on Friday in rival mass rallies summoned by the army that ousted the state’s first freely elected president and by the Islamists who back him. Both sides warned of a decisive struggle for the futu... More »
DOHA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Qatar may tone down its pushy foreign policy, chastened by setbacks in Syria and Egypt, but is likely to keep supporting Arab Spring revolts and bankrolling Islamist influence, albeit a little more quietly. The tiny state provided much o... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration sidestepped a decision on cutting off most of the annual $1.55 billion of U.S. aid to Egypt by saying on Thursday it does not plan to rule on whether a military coup took place in Egypt. The stance resolves a dil... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration told Congress on Thursday it does not plan to make a determination on whether a military coup occurred in Egypt, avoiding a decision that would force the cut off of most of the annual $1.55 billion in U.S. aid. U... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least one supporter of Egypt’s deposed President Mohamed Mursi was killed on Wednesday in Cairo during a protest march, a security source and the Muslim Brotherhood said. The Muslim Brotherhood said on its website that police in civilian c... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union called on Monday for the release of ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi and demanded democratic elections as soon as possible. Mursi has been held at an undisclosed military facility since the Egyptian army removed h... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour promised on Thursday to fight those driving the nation towards chaos, hours before the Muslim Brotherhood plans mass protests to demand the return of ousted Islamist leader Mohamed Mursi. Brotherhood sup... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – The evening Egypt’s army ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, Christian lawyer Peter Naggar celebrated on Tahrir Square with even greater joy than when autocrat Hosni Mubarak fell from power two years ago. Naggar remains deeply relieved t... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Leaders of the House of Representatives panel in charge of foreign aid proposed on Thursday that military aid for Egypt be kept at $1.3 billion next year, one of few programs left unscathed in a bill seeking steep cuts in international s... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – A senior figure in ousted President Mohamed Mursi’s Muslim Brotherhood met the European Union’s foreign affairs chief in Cairo on Wednesday and said Brussels had offered no proposal that could resolve Egypt’s political crisis. EU foreign poli... More »
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi might still be president of Egypt today if he had grasped a political deal brokered by the European Union with opposition parties in April, Egyptian politicians and Western diplomats say. Convinced that election victories ... More »
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – Mohamed Mursi might still be president of Egypt today if he had grasped a political deal brokered by the European Union with opposition parties in April, Egyptian politicians and Western diplomats say. Convinced that election victories ... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police and protesters clashed in central Cairo early on Tuesday after fights broke out between supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and locals angered when they tried to block major thoroughfares crossing the River N... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States still plans to go through with the delivery of four F-16 fighter jets to Egypt in the coming weeks, U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Wednesday, even after the Egyptian military’s ouster of President Mohamed Mursi.... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has ordered a review of U.S. assistance to Egypt’s government, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday. “Given the events of last week, the President has directed relevant departments and agencies to review o... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s new interim Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi said he would start work on forming his new cabinet on Wednesday, first meeting liberal leaders Mohamed ElBaradei and Ziad Bahaa-Eldin. Beblawi told Reuters he accepted that it would be diff... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim authorities, boosted by $8 billion in Gulf aid, start work on forming a cabinet on Wednesday, a week after the elected Islamist president was ousted by the army leading to a wave of violence in which at least 90 people were ki... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday spoke by phone to two Middle Eastern allies – Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates and Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani – to discuss concerns about violent protests in Eg... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House refused to label the military ouster of Egypt’s president a coup on Monday and said there would be no immediate cut-off in U.S. aid to Egypt in a move that distances Washington from the country’s toppled Muslim Brotherhoo... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed in Cairo on Monday, medical sources said, when the Muslim Brotherhood said shots were fired at supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi near the military building where he is being held. The bloods... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi gathered in Cairo and Alexandria on Sunday, two days after similar gatherings led to nationwide clashes that claimed more than 30 lives. The huge ral... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel held three conversations with the head of Egypt’s armed forces on Friday and Saturday, emphasizing the need for “a peaceful civilian transition in Egypt,” the Pentagon said on Saturday. A U.S. official,... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama condemned the violence in Egypt on Saturday and said that the United States was not working with any particular Egyptian political party or group as the country reels from a military takeover. Obama, spending the w... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army commander and Islamist President Mohamed Mursi each pledged his life to defy the other as a deadline approached on Wednesday that will trigger a military takeover backed by protesters. The military chiefs, wanting to restore orde... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s flagship state newspaper Al-Ahram said it expected President Mohamed Mursi would either step down or be removed from office on Wednesday when a deadline set by the army for resolving the country’s political crisis expires. But a milit... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi rebuffed an army ultimatum to force a resolution to Egypt’s political crisis, saying on Tuesday that he had not been consulted and would pursue his own plans for national reconciliation. The Islamist leader described a... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt was locked in a tense standoff on Monday after millions of protesters swarmed into the streets to demand the resignation of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and militants set the ruling Muslim Brotherhood’s headquarters on fire. Young r... More »
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi offered opponents a say in amending Egypt’s constitution, but railed against “enemies” he accused of undermining the new democracy in a defiant speech ahead of mass protests planned to demand that he step down. As the ... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Mohamed Mursi travels to Brussels on Thursday for his first visit to Europe since becoming Egypt’s first freely elected leader in June, hoping to reassure the European Union of his democratic credentials and win pledges of econom... More »
